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四月 28, 2010
PinguinLutosa: potato products volume growth of 15% in Q1 2010
For the 3 months to 31 March 2010, PinguinLutosa recorded consolidated sales of 111.9 million euro, which represents an increase of 4.68%. Evolution of sales per division is as follows: Non-audited management figures in euro 1 ...
四月 28, 2010
Conagra sustainable Development Awards: Park Rapids and Quincy Lamb Weston facilities recognized
ConAgra Foods announced today the winners of its 2010 Sustainable Development Awards, an internal awards program created to recognize outstanding achievements integrating sustainability into business practices while also sharing best practices across the company.
四月 24, 2010
Idaho potato growers plant potatoes without deal
Idaho potato growers are taking to the field this spring without a collective agreement with major processors. The collective bargaining process broke down in Idaho last year following a dispute with ConAgra Foods. Growers blamed ConAgra, and the compa...
四月 23, 2010
American Frozen Food Institute elects Wyman’s Edward R. Flanagan as Chairman
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) today announced the election of Edward R. Flanagan of Jasper Wyman &Son, Inc. to be chairman of the AFFI Board of Directors. "The American Frozen Food Institute is fortunate to have such a strong leade...
四月 22, 2010
US Potatoes 2010: Processing down 6%, Spring Production Up
Production of winter and spring potatoes is estimated at 25.6 million hundredweight(cwt) in 2010, a 3-percent increase over 2009 and the highest level since 2004. (As of 2010, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service includes California winter ...
四月 20, 2010
PCA: aardappelareaal België groeit 7 procent
Het areaal bewaaraardappelen in Vlaanderen stijgt dit oogstjaar met 7 procent, meldt het Proefcentrum voor de Aardappelteelt (PCA) in Kruishoutem op basis van een enquête. Omdat aardappelverwerkers garantie van aanvoer willen, sluiten ze meer contrac... Sponsored Content
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四月 15, 2010
PEI Potato Farmers reject McCain contract
Prince Edward Island potato farmers have rejected a contract offered by McCain Foods, arguing the proposal was less than one accepted last week from a rival company.The farmers voted Tuesday night against what they called a disappointing price offered ...
四月 14, 2010
McCain Foods India appoints Leo Burnett as creative partner
McCain Foods (India), the Indian subsidiary of McCain Foods Canada, has appointed Leo Burnett as its creative partner following a multi-agency pitch. The agency has been mandated to build awareness of the new brand in India by developing and implemen...
四月 13, 2010
Australian Hungry Jack's french fries now manufactured in Canada?
McCain Foods has told growers in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania it requires 10 per cent less potatoes for the 2010-11 season and wants to cut the price by AU$45 per tonne. A meeting of potato growers at Ballarat last week angrily rejected Mc...
四月 13, 2010
Process potato growers accept Cavendish Farms contract
Cavendish Farms process growers voted to accept the company’s 2010 contract offer with overwhelming support despite an agreed upon cut in the base price at the end of the season.About 100 growers cast ballots in the recent secret vote and the offer — c...
四月 13, 2010
McCain Ballarat staff return to work following strike
Striking workers at the McCain Foods Ballarat factory in Australia were ordered back to work yesterday following a dispute over rostered days off. The strike started when workers walked off the job on Monday night after the company failed to come to ...
四月 12, 2010
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Agrian to Develop Enterprise-wide Agronomy Information System
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Agrian announced today that they have reached an agreement under which Agrian will develop the company’s sustainability data collection and reporting system utilizing the Agrian suite of data management tools. The software...
四月 07, 2010
Price cuts and volume reductions for Australian Potato Growers McCain Foods
Potato growers in the Moorabool region (Australia, near McCain Foods Ballarat factory) say they could be forced out of business after McCain Foods planned a AU$45 a tonne price cut next season. With McCain’s tonnage also set to be reduced by 10 per c...
四月 07, 2010
McCain Foods (Canada) partners with Food Banks Canada
McCain Foods (Canada) and Food Banks Canada today announced a multi-year partnership that will assist the almost 800,000 Canadians who rely on local food banks every month. McCain will donate a minimum of $1 million in cash and food over the next thre...
四月 05, 2010
Conagra Foods sets sustainability goals
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America's leading food makers, today announced five aggressive sustainability goals to be achieved by 2015. The goals build on the company's sustainability accomplishments, which began in a company-wide fas...
四月 01, 2010
New Brunswick Potato farmers contract negotiations with McCain Foods
New Brunswick potato growers are playing the waiting game as negotiations for their 2010 contracts continue with McCain Foods Ltd. In mid March, growers learned the Florenceville-based company will cut the amount of potatoes it buys from them for proc...
三月 31, 2010
Dirk Van de Put Joins McCain as Chief Operating Officer
Today McCain Foods Limited announced the appointment of Dirk Van de Put as Chief Operating Officer, effective May 17th, 2010. In this new role, created as a result of the company’s succession planning efforts, Van de Put will have direct accountability...